[rtjoa]

what ciems do you use pw5 with and how does it sound ? decided to buy the 4-braid for my zeus xr/wm1a combo , people say it's a very good cable for its price

also than for the adaptor info

I have 12BA and upcoming 18BA chinese iems. It sounds warm and more body with good details. I have posted 8 wire picture at https://www.head-fi.org/threads/hig...s-pics-comparisons-and-reviews.804952/page-74
Nic has posted a review yesterday http://theheadphonelist.com/pw-audio-no-5/
Twister6 has a review on Zeus XRA with various cables including No5. https://twister6.com/2017/02/27/pwaudio-blackicon-1960s-cable/2/

 

[Ultrainferno]

Same here, no hiss with any of my iems.

Sometime I hear a hiss with the KE and Lotoo Paw Gold, but never with 1z.

That KE is funny, at night I listen to volume 1 on the SP1000. But no hiss.

 

[Whitigir]

That KE is funny, at night I listen to volume 1 on the SP1000. But no hiss.

And what does it have to do with WM1z ?

 

[animalsrush]

Nice though I don't understand his statement about hiss. Mine is dead silent

+1 ..mine too with both k10 and es5 CIEM

Pc

 

[zpolt]

I have the wm1a + pha2a combo driving Elears, beyer dt 1990, hd 600, t50rpmk3, p7s, msr7s, beyer t51p, shure 840, akg k701, sr60, hifiman 350, momentums. Have good volume on all phones even with just the wm1a with high gain mode.

When not amped, not too big diff in sound with p7, t51p and hd600. But amped of course gives more body to every phone.

Havent tried the balance tho on my phones. Excited to try it esp with the pha2a!

 

[bsimms99]

Sorry if this has been covered already but I was on Sony’s site and I see the new ZX300 is going to have USB-DAC capabilities.....so they put this feature on a 700 dollar version but not their pride and glory 1Z......

 

[Ultrainferno]

And what does it have to do with WM1z ?

It means the KE is very sensitive and that it should pick up hiss from the 1Z if there is any. I figured that was fairly obvious from the comment though

 

[Quadfather]

So guys...I went ahead and ordered the WM1Z...I am very excited to see/hear what a TOTL dap can do. As I don't listen to DSD files I am a bit skeptical as to whether it is worth it.

BUT I just had to find out

You need to let the balanced amp burn in and definitely use it. Do not make early assessments. My balanced amp has 156 hours on it and it gets better every time I listen to it.

 

[Virtu Fortuna]

About the hiss:

After Nathan's comment, I tested it today. Yes there is a hiss with sensitive IEMs, when you concentrate with no playback in a quiet place, and it increases pretty much when you crank the volume all the way up to 120. Still, I don't think this has an effect on the sound performance of this DAP, as it's one of the very best in the market, no doubt.

This hiss is not very obvious to my ears, you have to sit down in a quiet place and concentrate. But after 100 volume, it's easily audible. But on moderate levels it's not easy to hear like I said.

Not sure about the capped units tough, my review sample is the uncapped version.

 

[bsimms99]

You need to let the balanced amp burn in and definitely use it. Do not make early assessments. My balanced amp has 156 hours on it and it gets better every time I listen to it.

You know one thing I keep on hearing is people mentioned the burn in and I’m sorry but even when it’s not burned in it sounds amazing.

 

[Whitigir]

You know one thing I keep on hearing is people mentioned the burn in and I’m sorry but even when it’s not burned in it sounds amazing.

Yeah, until the "hiss" starts to bother you

 

[bsimms99]

Yeah, until the "hiss" starts to bother you

Too bad people hear this “hiss”, I don’t yay for me and my ignorance it is bliss.

 

[Whitigir]

Too bad people hear this “hiss”, I don’t yay for me and my ignorance it is bliss.

+1 for me . What do people say ? Ignorance is a bliss ?

 

[bsimms99]

+1 for me . What do people say ? Ignorance is a bliss ?

Yes they sure do!

 

[hung031086]

1A > Plussound X6 adapter > PW No.5 > A18.
No hissing. Never heard any hissing with Vega, Encore, U/A12, A18.